Monthly Archives: October 2006

How to…..use GPRS in Kenya

Posted on October 31, 2006 by jke

Ok, let’s do some viral marketing for GPRS in Kenya… The other day, I already blogged on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) in Kenya and complained about Safaricom’s strange GPRS settings which were previously sent to my mobile phone. Of … Continue reading →

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…and some things only cost 5 bob…

Posted on October 31, 2006 by jke

…like the Adazi (Mandazi) or that cup of chai. Please note the nice arrangement of menu cards, calendar & kitsch wisdom. And what about the most ugliest pair of shoes I’ve ever bought in my life? they… were relatively cheap … Continue reading →

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some things still only cost 10 bob…

Posted on October 29, 2006 by jke

…like these mikebe I came across while shopping for my furnitures: The beauty of living upcountry is that you see things which have almost vanished from Nairobi. And everyone here keeps on telling me how much they prefer Embu (read: … Continue reading →

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We lead while others follow..

Posted on October 29, 2006 by jke

…well, do we? What’s the sense in writing papers on water conservation if I just can’t convince those Mamas doing the laundry (at the place I am currently staying at) in preserving the resource “water” by closing the tap after … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Juergen Kamau

Posted on October 29, 2006 by jke

Saturday afternoon after some work on an urgent paper (which hindered me from going to Nyeri) I organized some cheap furnitures (cheap as in cheap quality and low – local – prices) for the kitchen + my room and also … Continue reading →

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